but is dumb as a stump.
Monday, Mar 13
For Mar 12 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI=0.74. Events: 1 CSR, 5 H, 26 RERA. Time on 6 hrs 45 min with (max = 17 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low 72 (spurious, when stopped CPAP), actual low was 90, 0 events <88% with overall avg., 93.1%. Pulse avg. 55.1, low 50.
First, the phone call yesterday evening, mentioned in last week’s blog, but then the photos arrived today, with this message from Jeri Conklin, my co-owner of our Brittany, call name Daisy (Cedaridge Kip’s Camelot Shay Tre’ JH). 
Angela Schillereff, Jeri Conklin, Kurt Conklin, Tim Schillereff, Scott Azevedo with Daisy (my Tre’). Shay Tre’ means the third Shay in our family of Brittanys. (Our first was Sirius Sashay; second was Cedaridge Legacy of Shay). Butt, the horse, is on the left.
Here’s Jeri’s note on Facebook with more photos, below:
“Congrats on her 2nd place in the Open Ltd Gun Dog stake at the Irish Setter Club of the Pacific under judges Tim and Angela Schillereff and handled by Scott Azevedo.
Must say, Santa Nella Wildlife area was definitely new grounds for us. Lots of grass, really TALL grass. The tall grass wasn’t a problem for the setters and after all it was the Irish Setter Club of The Pacific :-). But for the Brittanys, it was pretty tall. When Daisy ran the first field was really tall grass and we pretty much just watched the grass moving as she ran forward. The back fields were less tall grass and she was way out front. Two very stylish points and great bird work. Scott has bonded with her and it shows. I didn’t get any pictures of her run as I was on horseback and J.R. doesn’t like to do the photo stop :-).
A 2nd place amongst the Setters was well earned. Thank you to our judges Tim and Angela Schillereff and of course Scott and Deanna Beals-Azevedo and Linda Azevedo at Nelson Kennels.
Here is a collage at the breakaway:
Deanna at the line with Daisy; the breakaway in front of (behind judge Tim Schillereff’s horse).
I sent my first note to the Kittitas Valley Fiddlers & Friends (KV F&F) about Thursday & Saturday play dates. I also worked on the NW Geography Jobs Google Group’s list I manage for almost 800 people around the U.S., (not just the PNW).
I only got 6 hrs of sleep last night, had to get up early to see John off (he fixed his stuff and fed the animals before leaving to prune grapevines at White Heron, west of Quincy). I got up to fix breakfast and be ready to take a high dose of Amoxicillin before my dental appointment. My reason was to go to my dentist for the seating of the remaining crown, of two, on the last implant abutment. This was a second try for #18 (my 2nd Molar, left side) that 3 weeks ago did not fit properly and left me in hurtful shape (pain); yet its neighbor #19 was successful then.
However, today was not too bad except for four X-rays and the 1.5 hours in the chair. The work started a little late, but I was on the road by 11:40.
I wrote our best man, Bill Howard, who is a dentist in Ohio, about my experience and the shape of the tooth requiring flossing differently to keep clean. One has to wrap the floss around the tooth twice and then pull it out. This is what he said, “One thing that patients are seldom told is that implants are cylinder-shaped, but teeth are NOT (not even close!), so as a result food will often get trapped between implants and teeth and between adjacent implants, and this can be VERY annoying. Luckily, implants don’t decay (ever), but prolonged inflammation around implants can be dangerous. So KEEP ON FLOSSING! There are alternatives to ordinary floss, however, such as Super-Floss (or “fuzzy floss”) or Reach Floss Holders, and you may find that these are a little easier to use.” He’s absolutely correct. No one ever told me this – either my dentist or my dental surgeon. Thank goodness for friends.
Here is a crop of the last X-Ray. 
First, I had to make a stop at the grocery store, but then I drove home with a stopover for lunch and food pickup for my neighbors at the food bank soup kitchen. It was a nice meal, and I was hungry and ready to eat with my new tooth. We had Spanish rice, a choice of Burrito (I had ground beef – no Tofu, thank you), some tender corn niblets cooked with red peppers, cole slaw (Latin caulis “stem, stalk” + sla – “salad”, with carrots, a piece of chocolate layer cake with mocha crème filling, and milk.
I had figured I might not be in shape for my SAIL exercise class, also needed to do stuff at home, and deliver the hot food on my way. John arrived home almost at 2:00 because he needed gasoline and stopped by Super 1. Finally, about 4:15, I was completely ready for a nap. I think I stayed lying down for over an hour. I was not yet rested, but figured I had better get up.
Tuesday, Mar 14
For Mar 13 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 1.10. Events: 8 H, 20 RERA. Time on 7 hrs 18 min with (max = 17 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low 89, 0 events <88% with overall avg., 94.3%. Pulse avg. 53.4, low 50.
John left for pruning a little late because of a missed go/no-go call. We missed a decision to prune that came in on my cell phone, which was turned off. With no reception here most of the time and a low charging capacity on my “new” phone, it is mostly turned off.
I have been taking care of issues with credit cards and bills, jobs list, and dishes started. I am doing my medical device capture and getting ready to switch to my new laptop. I finally completed one song on the new computer (using the new 2012 Songwriter software, a gift long ago from friends Sam and Marsha Scripter). I did not finish it until after 7:00 tonight. I was late getting home from town. I had several stops to pick up Jan/Feb music from last month I had left at an assisted living home, deliver some cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day to two locations, visit with a friend at Briarwood who will be having heart surgery, (a valve replacement as I had). I checked by Bi-Mart as well as delivering some non-gluten bread to a friend.
I called Haband about loafers for John and me – responding to a promotional ad in a magazine. The magazine and the web site did not show the same information. To get the best price, I had to sign up for their rewards card (meaning they will push an e-mail ad our way about every other day). I get 30 days free but have to cancel before the time is up, or I will be changed a monthly fee.
We haven’t gotten USPS mail for 3 days. The County highway crew is repairing a bridge on Naneum Road over the High Line Canal, 3 miles south of us. I think the driver doesn’t want to take the extra 3 miles on the detour. John says not. If no mail on Monday, I’ll call the post office.
Below is worth watching. Evie is a wonderful friend and asset to our music group. She has been helping me with the music and just recently matched the words and the copy of notes from an old version I had, to fit appropriately, so we can now sing the words with the correct notes. We had just been playing it as an instrumental.
She is a talented musician and also a fantastic photographer and videographer. This is simply amazing. I know you will enjoy.
Piano and violin paired by Evie Schuetz:
Ashokan Farewell
Here is the song version with brothers performing:
Sean and Scott Holshouser
Wednesday, Mar 15
For Mar 14 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 1.70. Events: 1 CSR, 12 H, 16 RERA. Time on 7 hrs 3 min with (max = 15 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low was 89, 0 events <88% with overall avg., 93.7%. Pulse avg. 53.5, low 50.
John left just after 7:30 a.m. for pruning at White Heron.
This morning was a frustrating experience. Our Internet and WIFI modem kept going off and requiring a restart. I did it over a 3-hour period about 5 times. I was ready to call Cyber Police. This of course was within a short time span when I needed to make progress on our upcoming music.
I left before 11:00 to pick up Gloria to take with me to the Food Bank, AAC for SAIL, and by the bank (yep, Peggy I finally cashed the check you sent us). Then we went by Safeway for 79¢ 2-liter pop for John and to confirm my savings on buying 90 tablets of Coumadin for less than half the price at my normal pharmacy. I just picked up 90 tablets last week and paid almost $35. I can get it through GoodRX for only $15.83. So, I checked that out with the main pharmacist and he verified it. Now, I shall request my refill be passed along to them. It’s rather amazing the price difference for the same dosage of identical medicine at a different pharmacy. I would like to keep all my medicines at the same pharmacy, but when the cost is so radically different from one to another, there is no choice but to change. Further, from time to time the prices change up or down. From there, we went back to take Gloria by her mailbox. She lives in a newer subdivision with very nice houses along a ‘U’ shape.
A mail tower, called a Cluster Box Unit (CBU) by the USPS, is along the mid-point of the U. When the street and sidewalks were ice covered last month Gloria waited 3 days before going for her mail. 
What a great invention!
Thursday, Mar 16
For Mar 15 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 2.70. Events: 18 H, 1 OA, 18 RERA. Time on 7 hrs 2 min with (max = 18 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low was 90, no events <88% with overall avg., 93.7%. Pulse avg. 59.2, low 50. (Oximeter off my finger most of the night, only recorded for 4 hrs).
John left just after 7:30 a.m. for pruning at White Heron.
Today we had a ton of people at Pacifica (senior living) and did pretty well. We had Maury, Manord, Gerald, Charlie, Minerva, Evie, Laina, Nancy, Amy, Haley, Rita, Dean, Anne, and Laura there – plus a large audience !!! Haley danced to Irish Washerwoman, sang to Cockles & Mussels, and danced to some others as well. She was all dressed Irish. I wish I’d taken a photo. Look below to Saturday and you can see her in her dress and hat.
Friday, Mar 17 — Happy St. Patrick’s Day
For Mar 16 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 0.82. Events: 7 H, 24 RERA. Time on 8 hrs 33 min with (max = 12 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low 79 (spurious, when changing fingers on Oximeter), actual low was 90, zero events <88% with overall avg., 93.0%. Pulse avg. 55.4, low 51.
We are staying home to prepare for tomorrow. I received a call from Tim Van Beek (a Washington Trails contact with WA’s back country horse groups) inviting John to come to the Back Country Horsemen Rendezvous dinner at the Fairgrounds. The Rendezvous lasted F/S/S with a fancy fundraiser Saturday. Tim and several other WTA folks were going to hike in the morning and then come into EBRG. [more later]
I am pushing hard today to finish the music for an upcoming event and I need to cut John’s hair.
We called John’s cousin Ethel in PA who will be 99 on March 25. She sounded very good today, and so we told her we would call her the day after her birthday to hear how her party went. She was not planning one for this year, but was saving the happiness for her 100th next year! Some of her family had other ideas.
Still working on music while we talked. Now completed with this phase, at 10:30 pm, and emailed it off. Thank God for help from Evie in this endeavor. She’s a gem.
Saturday, Mar 18
For Mar 17 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 0.86. Events: 5 H, 18 RERA. Time on 5 hrs 48 min with (max = 15 L/min). Off CPAP at 4:30 a.m., but continued with my oximeter. Oximetry: SpO2 low 87 on CPAP (81 off CPAP), 1 events <88% on CPAP, 15 off CPAP), with overall avg., 92.5%. Pulse avg. 54.1, low 50.
Whoopee – Haircut accomplished, and then I was able to shower and wash my own hair. Sadly, I did not make it into any of the pictures at Briarwood yesterday, but I do have a couple to show you. Just as we walked in, I took this of John and Gloria. We had driven by her house and she followed us down to Briarwood because she had a hair appointment at 4:30, and we had to leave for the fairgrounds.
John is jostling with the residents, wearing my Irish hat over his Nepalese wool hat. Gloria is my friend who was 91 in November.
John helped carry in all the stuff and left to shop for my meds and a few things at Super 1 and to fill the tank of the Crosstrek. Circle K was the cheapest place in town ($2.65); prices are all going back up again. He made it back to the group about 20 minutes into the hour of music. We visited with the group and residents after singing, only eating a tiny bit (I had some salads and he had two small pastries).
Amy and I had taken a few pictures before we started the music and then I took one of her family afterwards at the meal they served us.
Tomorrow is Lee Kiesel’s 85th birthday and our group knew that. Haley had painted a picture 3/15/17 to give to Lee as a present.
Here is a collage of the photo of the gifting with the artist by Lee’s side.
Artist Haley (almost ~4) with Lee Kiesel ^ ^ ^ Lee with her gift.
Here is a close-up of the painting and the back of it.
Amy’s photo of the painting; mine of the backside of the frame.
Here’s one last photo of our mascot, Haley Davison, with her family. Lee is the coordinator of all our events there, and fixes much of the meals we are offered. The rest is brought as potluck by residents.
Amy in her Irish decor, Haley, and Dustin Davison, background are residents, with a bunch not showing in this picture. We had two tables of players with some residents sitting with us.
At 4:00 p.m., we said our thanks and left to meet our WTA friends at the Fairgrounds for the Back Country Horsemen Rendezvous dinner. We took a fast walk through the displays of the packers, John Wayne Trail Riders, and equipment tables. We wore our WTA shirts with the 50th Year patches. In the blog last Nov. 2016, we posted a photo of us in them, while attending the WTA Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, 11/4/16. I went to the dinner with my green shamrock jewelry still on from the Briarwood music time, and we wrapped my violin in a blanket to leave in the car, because wooden stringed instruments to not like changes in temperature.
The caterers served a great meal: meat (sirloin brisket au jus, chicken, with buttered roll, corn niblets with red pepper, mixed green salad with tomatoes and Parmesan, mashed red potatoes with peels, and for dessert, Dutch Oven baked blackberry or cherry cobbler (warm), with ice cream. John and another tablemate brought one for me. We shared the extra one. We bid adieu to everyone and other friends we met there, leaving before the auction, so we could get home to feed our horses before dark. We barely made it, thanks to the time change last Sunday.
Sunday, Mar 19
For Mar 18 CPAP. Reported figures. AHI= 0.61. Events: 5 H, 21 RERA. Time on 8 hrs 11 min with (max = 14 L/min). Oximetry: SpO2 low 88, 0 events <88% with overall avg., 92.8%. Pulse avg. 54.4, low 50.
We were up early with a good night’s sleep, John fed the animals, cooked us a brunch midday, and I have been working on the blog and a bunch of other things.
I had left my camera in the music bag last night when I moved from John’s car to mine, so I had to retrieve it, but it was cold from all night in the car, so I did not want to take off the pictures until it warmed up. Not sure it would affect it, but cell phones should not be charged when cold, or phone calls made when too hot.
Somehow, I lost a bunch of recent birthdays and anniversary notices from the Jackie Lawson Website, but if I search “Jackie Lawson website” on the nancyb.hultquist@gmail.com account I am able to access them. I caught up through tomorrow, but am way behind my normal schedule.
I also washed a load of dishes, but now have returned to finishing the blog, now that I have the pix from yesterday off the camera.
We watched the Douglas-Tree Squirrel today. He brought a friend with him this morning, but they dined at separate stations. Here he is at the bird feeder. The bird feeder has had many Gold Finches recently, and their color is getting brighter. The birds stay away when the squirrel is there.
John walked me out to the barn to see where there is some dry fire wood, which I will share tomorrow with a gal (the one who gave John his new leather wallet to replace his old torn up one). After that trip, we sat in the Crosstrek, turned on John’s cell phone, and figured how he could dial me from the car’s access to Bluetooth. I hope he tries it tomorrow instead of dialing on the phone. Then I hope he leaves it turned on, just in case there is an emergency and I have to call him. Unless it is on, while he drives, it would not interrupt the radio so he could answer on the steering wheel.
[John writes: The calling can be voice activated but has to be done precisely as it wants. “Call Nancy” will not work because the system is set for “Call Home Nancy” – then after it finds that number, you have to say “Dial.” If you don’t, it will respond with “say dial” or something. All this time there is stuff on one of the LCD screens {to touch, or not}, and there are also buttons on the left on the steering wheel. So, “she” talks with me, but she is as dumb as a stump. Have you heard auto accident rates are going up in the USA?]
Nancy finishes:
I also need to put White Heron’s phone number in his cell phone so he can dial it, once on the road, if necessary.
Hope your week was fine.
Nancy and John
Still on the Naneum Fan